Weasleyfanforever
06-09-2005, 10:33
Ok, I put this thread in here, because I know it is pretty out there, but I think it may be plausible, even possible. Could Draco Malfoy be a werewolf?
We are told several times that he is 'looking ill":
Harry stared at Malfoy. It was not the sucking-up that intrigued him; he had watched Malfoy do that to Snape for a long time. It was the fact that Malfoy did, after all, look a little ill. This was the first time he had seen Malfoy close up for ages; he now saw that Malfoy had dark shadows under his eyes and a distinctly grayish tinge to his skin.
Was it his imagination, or did Malfoy, like Tonks, look thinner? Certainly he looked paler; his skin still had that grayish tinge, probably because he so rarely saw daylight these days. But there was no air of smugness, excitement, or superiority; none of the swagger that he had had on the Hogwarts Express, when he had boasted openly of the mission he had been given by Voldemort. . . . There could be only one conclusion, in Harry's opinion: The mission, whatever it was, was going badly.
Compare these descriptions with a description of Lupin after he has been through a full moon:
Professor Lupin was back at work. It certainly looked as though he had been ill. His old robes were hanging more loosely on him and there were dark shadows beneath his eyes...
Harry attributes these signs as the mission going badly, but could that just be a ruse to hide behind? It would be pretty clever of JKR to do.
Also, he missed a Quidditch match with Gryffindor. I think that Draco is still very immature, even with everything he has been through in recent months. He is doing this mission all for recognition, something he prizes most above almost all else. Why would he give up the chance to outperform his worst enemy?
There is also the question of how Draco knows Greyback. We are introduced to Fenrir Greyback in Borgin & Burkes when Draco threatens Borgin:
"You know Fenrir Greyback? He's a family friend. He'll be dropping in from time to time to make sure you're giving the problem your full attention".
We know how protective Narcissa obviously is of Draco. Is it really probable that he is a "family friend" when he has a taste for the blood of children? I don't think so. Also, leaning farther away from him being a "friend" at all, Draco seems scared of him:
"Well, I cannot pretend it does not disgust me a little," said Dumbledore. "And, yes, I am a little shocked that Draco here invited you, of all people, into the school where his friends live...."
"I didn't," breathed Malfoy. He was not looking at Fenrir; he did not seem to want to even glance at him. "I didn't know he was going to come---"
There are a couple of things that caught my attention here. Did anyone else notice how Dumbledore points out that Draco invited Greyback to "the school where his friends live", but made no mention of him being surprised that Draco would invite Fenrir to somewhere Draco himself lived? Could this be because Draco is in no danger of becoming a werewolf, because he already is one?
Also, we know that Greyback is capable of doing horrible things. He wants to bite and contaminate as many people as possible, to try and overcome the wizards, as we are told on page 334 of HBP. On that same page, it is noted Voldemort promised Greyback 'prey' in return for his services. Could Draco have been one of the "promised" ones?
We already know how angry Voldemort is with Lucius, and that Narcissa believes that Draco's assignment is revenge for Lucius screwing up. This would be similar to Lupin's situation, his father offended Greyback, so he bit Lupin as a small child.
Thinking back to the scene at B&B, Draco shows something to Borgin while he is saying that Greyback is a family friend, and Harry is convinced throughout the book that it was the Dark Mark, and he won't lsiten to any other possiblities. What if it was a werewolf bite?
It would make sense if Draco did turn out to be a werewolf, and I think it is plausible. It would explain his constant look of illness, his fear of Fenrir Greyback, it would explain the look of anger, and fear on Snape's face when he finds Draco at Slughorns Christmas party, and it would explain why he was crying to Moaning Myrtle, which conversation is as follows:
"Don't," crooned Moaning Myrtle's voice from one of the cubicles. Don't. . . tell me what's wrong ... I can help you. . . .
"No one can help me," said Malfoy. His whole body was shaking. "I can't do it. ... I can't. ... It won't work . . . and unless I do it soon ... he says he'll kill me. ..."
If you take this conversation at face value, Draco is talking about one problem, but what if he is talking about two problems, that are so overwhelming when added together that he can't help but cry?
"No one can help me," said Malfoy. His whole body was shaking. "I can't do it. ... I can't. ...
This section would be referring to him being bitten and turning into a werewolf. No one can help him, he will be a werewolf for the rest of his life. He feels like he can't keep going the way he is, feeling sick and drained all the time, the pain of transformation, on top of everything else he is carrying on his shoulders throughout the year.
Also, if Draco were talking about the mission, he has been receiving help. Just because Crabbe and Goyle didn't know what he was doing doesn't mean they weren't helping him, he wouldn't have been able to fix the cabinet if they had not stood gaurd.
Also, if you think back to JKR's interview on the PoA DVD, she says that there were scenes that gave her goosebumps because they foreshadowed parts of books 6 & 7. Anyone remember a certain student howling like a werewolf in a DADA class? ;)
So, what do you guys think? Possibility, or utter rubbish?
We are told several times that he is 'looking ill":
Harry stared at Malfoy. It was not the sucking-up that intrigued him; he had watched Malfoy do that to Snape for a long time. It was the fact that Malfoy did, after all, look a little ill. This was the first time he had seen Malfoy close up for ages; he now saw that Malfoy had dark shadows under his eyes and a distinctly grayish tinge to his skin.
Was it his imagination, or did Malfoy, like Tonks, look thinner? Certainly he looked paler; his skin still had that grayish tinge, probably because he so rarely saw daylight these days. But there was no air of smugness, excitement, or superiority; none of the swagger that he had had on the Hogwarts Express, when he had boasted openly of the mission he had been given by Voldemort. . . . There could be only one conclusion, in Harry's opinion: The mission, whatever it was, was going badly.
Compare these descriptions with a description of Lupin after he has been through a full moon:
Professor Lupin was back at work. It certainly looked as though he had been ill. His old robes were hanging more loosely on him and there were dark shadows beneath his eyes...
Harry attributes these signs as the mission going badly, but could that just be a ruse to hide behind? It would be pretty clever of JKR to do.
Also, he missed a Quidditch match with Gryffindor. I think that Draco is still very immature, even with everything he has been through in recent months. He is doing this mission all for recognition, something he prizes most above almost all else. Why would he give up the chance to outperform his worst enemy?
There is also the question of how Draco knows Greyback. We are introduced to Fenrir Greyback in Borgin & Burkes when Draco threatens Borgin:
"You know Fenrir Greyback? He's a family friend. He'll be dropping in from time to time to make sure you're giving the problem your full attention".
We know how protective Narcissa obviously is of Draco. Is it really probable that he is a "family friend" when he has a taste for the blood of children? I don't think so. Also, leaning farther away from him being a "friend" at all, Draco seems scared of him:
"Well, I cannot pretend it does not disgust me a little," said Dumbledore. "And, yes, I am a little shocked that Draco here invited you, of all people, into the school where his friends live...."
"I didn't," breathed Malfoy. He was not looking at Fenrir; he did not seem to want to even glance at him. "I didn't know he was going to come---"
There are a couple of things that caught my attention here. Did anyone else notice how Dumbledore points out that Draco invited Greyback to "the school where his friends live", but made no mention of him being surprised that Draco would invite Fenrir to somewhere Draco himself lived? Could this be because Draco is in no danger of becoming a werewolf, because he already is one?
Also, we know that Greyback is capable of doing horrible things. He wants to bite and contaminate as many people as possible, to try and overcome the wizards, as we are told on page 334 of HBP. On that same page, it is noted Voldemort promised Greyback 'prey' in return for his services. Could Draco have been one of the "promised" ones?
We already know how angry Voldemort is with Lucius, and that Narcissa believes that Draco's assignment is revenge for Lucius screwing up. This would be similar to Lupin's situation, his father offended Greyback, so he bit Lupin as a small child.
Thinking back to the scene at B&B, Draco shows something to Borgin while he is saying that Greyback is a family friend, and Harry is convinced throughout the book that it was the Dark Mark, and he won't lsiten to any other possiblities. What if it was a werewolf bite?
It would make sense if Draco did turn out to be a werewolf, and I think it is plausible. It would explain his constant look of illness, his fear of Fenrir Greyback, it would explain the look of anger, and fear on Snape's face when he finds Draco at Slughorns Christmas party, and it would explain why he was crying to Moaning Myrtle, which conversation is as follows:
"Don't," crooned Moaning Myrtle's voice from one of the cubicles. Don't. . . tell me what's wrong ... I can help you. . . .
"No one can help me," said Malfoy. His whole body was shaking. "I can't do it. ... I can't. ... It won't work . . . and unless I do it soon ... he says he'll kill me. ..."
If you take this conversation at face value, Draco is talking about one problem, but what if he is talking about two problems, that are so overwhelming when added together that he can't help but cry?
"No one can help me," said Malfoy. His whole body was shaking. "I can't do it. ... I can't. ...
This section would be referring to him being bitten and turning into a werewolf. No one can help him, he will be a werewolf for the rest of his life. He feels like he can't keep going the way he is, feeling sick and drained all the time, the pain of transformation, on top of everything else he is carrying on his shoulders throughout the year.
Also, if Draco were talking about the mission, he has been receiving help. Just because Crabbe and Goyle didn't know what he was doing doesn't mean they weren't helping him, he wouldn't have been able to fix the cabinet if they had not stood gaurd.
Also, if you think back to JKR's interview on the PoA DVD, she says that there were scenes that gave her goosebumps because they foreshadowed parts of books 6 & 7. Anyone remember a certain student howling like a werewolf in a DADA class? ;)
So, what do you guys think? Possibility, or utter rubbish?